germ (noun)

  • 111somatic cell — noun Date: 1888 one of the cells of the body that compose the tissues, organs, and parts of that individual other than the germ cells …

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  • 112spermatogonium — noun (plural spermatogonia) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1861 a primitive male germ cell • spermatogonial adjective …

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  • 113vitamin E — noun Date: 1925 any of several fat soluble vitamins that are chemically tocopherols, are essential in the nutrition of various vertebrates in which their absence is associated with infertility, degenerative changes in muscle, or vascular… …

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  • 114germband — noun The band of germ layers that forms on the ventral side of the embryo during gastrulation in insects …

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  • 115germicide — noun an agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant See Also: germ, germicidal …

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  • 116Protostomia — noun a taxonomic superphylum, within subkingdom Eumetazoa the bilateral animals with three germ cells …

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  • 117gonocyte — noun A long lived germ cell responsible for spermatogenesis in males and oogenesis in females …

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  • 118wheatberry — noun The entire wheat kernel (except for the hull), comprising the bran, germ, and endosperm, sometimes used in food …

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  • 119gramisterol — noun A sterol found in wheat germ and other vegetable oils …

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  • 120stomach bug — noun Something, such as a germ (colloquially a bug), that causes intestinal distress (particularly vomiting). Sometimes incorrectly used to refer to food poisoning …

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